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LIBBY PURVES |
| Libby makes an entertaining & informative speaker & can often be found hosting events & award ceremonies or acting as a judge. |
| Recent bookings include; The Royal Society, The Royal Navy, The Gin & Vodka Association, The National Bursars Association, The National Association of Head Teachers, several private club events & regular onstage interview event for The Royal Geographical Society. |
| She was the youngest & first ever woman presenter of the Today programme & has presented Midweek since 1983, as well as having fronted The Learning Curve & numerous documentaries for BBC Radio 4. |
| Libby Purves is a major columnist for The Times & writes for many other publications. She was awarded the OBE for her services to journalism in 1999 & in the same year named Columnist of the Year. She accidentally edited The Tatler for 6 months in 1982. |
| As an author she has written a series of books on childcare & family life, as well as twelve well regarded novels. She has published a memoir on radio & a classic account of sailing around mainland Britain. |
| As the daughter of a travelling diplomat, Libby was educated in Israel, Bangkok, France, Johannesburg, Tunbridge Wells & at St. Anne's College Oxford, where she obtained a first class honours degree in English Language & Literature. |
| Libby Purves is a writer & broadcaster par excellence & has that certain something which combines natural wit with an incisive perception. Libby took part in Stand-Up With the Stars on BBC Radio 4 for Comic Relief, when she was mentored in the art of stand-up comedy prior to performing at the Comedy Cafe. She is married to the broadcaster Paul Heiney & her interests are education, parenting, sailing, travelling & theatre. |
For more information on Libby Purves, Contact Arena. Tel: 0113-239-2222 |